Backup is run as part of the cpanel upgrade operation. The time is set in the /var/spool/cron/root file. You will see a line something like
55 2 * * * /scripts/upcp
in that file, which in my case means it runs at 2:55am.

You can change it in shell by doing
crontab -e
which will open the file for you to edit.

Originally posted by squirrel Backup is run as part of the cpanel upgrade operation. The time is set in the /var/spool/cron/root file. You will see a line something like
55 2 * * * /scripts/upcp
in that file, which in my case means it runs at 2:55am.

You can change it in shell by doing
crontab -e
which will open the file for you to edit.

Originally posted by r3diensten thnx, i know enough :D (how much load does Backup creates? backupping to remote FTP server)

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The load shoots up when backing up large accounts like 0.5 gig. The load increases when compressing the files.

You can find out how long the backups are taking by looking at the email that you receive after the upcp process is complete. The difference between the starting time of the script and email's time will give you an idea on that.

I scheduled two daily backups using the cron info in this thread and it worked a treat except that the second backup of the day didn't start because cpanel said that there was already a backup for that day!

I'm trying to backup at lunchtime and in the evening so that I only have to cope with the loss of half a days work instead of a full day.

Backup is run as part of the cpanel upgrade operation. The time is set in the /var/spool/cron/root file. You will see a line something like
55 2 * * * /scripts/upcp
in that file, which in my case means it runs at 2:55am.

You can change it in shell by doing
crontab -e
which will open the file for you to edit.

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Hello,

I also have a daily backup set up in WHM.
I would like to change the date. I followed your instructions above.